Overview
- Hindustan Times identifies the officer as RPF constable Raju Choudhary, who briefly takes and then returns a woman’s phone at a train window, telling her, “Aise he mobile cheen leta hai.”
- Free Press Journal reports the video drew over 765,000 views and 16,000 likes within 24 hours of posting.
- Choudhary, who frequently shares passenger-safety interactions, has over 6,000 Instagram followers and 19 posts, according to Hindustan Times.
- Coverage says the message urges passengers to stay alert, avoid keeping phones near open windows, and secure valuables while traveling.
- Reports cite NCRB data indicating more than 12,000 mobile phone thefts occur annually in India, many in crowded trains and stations.